Frau Margarete Himmler Reflects On Husband's Infamy
In an interview at an Italian internment camp near Rome Frau Margarete Himmler remains proud of Heinrich Himmler despite global hatred. She shows no emotion at his death by suicide, asserts the war would continue, and recalls their 1928 marriage while noting her own Nazi ties.
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Rome
Margarete Himmler
Gestapo
Heinrich
Frau Himmler
Himmler
Berlin
Munich
Fifth Army
Frau Margarete
Hitler
Fuehrer
Germany
Nazi Party
America
England
Russia
Goering
Australians Dutch close on Japanese stronghold in Batochampar
Australian and Dutch troops using flame throwers and grenades tighten the net around Mount Batochampar, meeting seven to eight miles north of Balikpapan. MacArthur says Dutch push up the Karingo Peninsula to join Australians at Panda Sari crossing Soember River. Fierce resistance slows gains as Aussies strike into the eastern sector and push three miles north near Sepiggani Ket jil with armor support.
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Manila
Mount Batochampar
Balikpapan
MacArthur
Karingo
Panda- Sari
Soember
Batochampar
Sepiggani-Ketjil
Polio Case in Dumas Child Improves at Amarillo Hospital
Charles Bray age two, son of Mr and Mrs W B Bray of Dumas, diagnosed as infantile paralysis at Amarillo hospital. Attending physician says condition improving and cautions against an outbreak. Dr David M Cowgill, city health officer, notes no signs of epidemic and polio is typically a late summer disease.
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Charles Bray
W. B. Bray
Dumas
Amarillo Hospital
David M. Cowgill
Cigarettes Reappear in Amarillo Eating Houses and Stores
In Amarillo cigarettes reappear in public view as cartons line counters in several eateries and drugstores. A drive-in spot reports customers reacting to the influx with offers of extra cartons while one shopper notes ample supplies from contacts.
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Amarillo
Four Leaders Urge Quick Ratification of UN Charter
On July 13 in Washington, leaders from the AFL, CIO, a former Socialist candidate, and a Dewey foreign affairs advisor urged the Senate to ratify the UN Charter swiftly to assert American responsibility in international peacekeeping. They testified on the final day of hearings on the 50 motion agreement from San Francisco.
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Washington
Senate
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Norman Thomas
Philip Murray
CIO
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
San Francisco
Weekend Forecast Calls for Continued Fair Weather
The weather bureau predicts a weekend of fair weather with a slight warming today and similar temperatures tomorrow. Rain fell yesterday in three western Panhandle points Acrian recorded 0.55 inch Dimmitt 0.08 Hereford 0.09, with no additional moisture expected.
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Weather Bureau
Western Panhandle
Acrian
Dimmitt
Hereford
Typhoon Hurtles Third Fleet Wreckage After Storm
Guam July 13 A Reuters report says a fierce typhoon battered Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet on June 5 with 90 to 120 knot winds. It ripped the prow from the cruiser Pittsburgh, damaged at least 20 ships, but no ships were sunk and many were repaired and returned to action including the battleships Massachusetts Indiana Alabama and the carrier Hornet.
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Amarillo
Texas
Guam
Adm
William F. (Bull) Halsey
Pittsburgh
Chester W. Nimitz
Massachusetts
Indiana
San Jacinto
John Rodgers
Tokyo
Nimitz
Hornet
Bennington
Alabama
Independence
Belleaux Wood
Blu
Bougainville
Halsey
Kyushu
Honshu
Pacific Fleet
Third Fleet
Iwo Jima
Japan
William Marien
Sydney
Australia
Morning Herald
Pittsburgh Bow Splits Off Amid Pacific Typhoon
In a Pacific typhoon off Guam the heavy cruiser Pittsburgh lost part of its bow while a Halsey task group rode 100 mph seas. Crew, led by Capt. John Gingrich, battled water and fire to shore up the ship, which proceeded to Guam and later to safety with the bow still afloat.
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Pittsburgh
Ryukyu Islands
Associated Press
Robbin Coons
John E. Gingrich
Guam
Navy
Pacific
Adm
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
John Gingrich
Dodge City
Kan
John J. Kircher
Port Townsend
Wash
Horation Rivera
Puerto Rico
Roaring Sea
Franklin
Japan
Gingrich
Panama
Tokyo
British raid on Nicobar Islands and Sumatra airfields
British naval aircraft and carrier planes conducted a two phase attack on the Nicobar Islands with night bombardment and strikes on airfields in northwest Sumatra. Merchant ships Mkacowry Island were set afire, while British minesweepers cleared Malacca Strait approaches. The action involved Rear Adm. Patterson's force including Nigeria, Ameer, Emperor, Roebuck and minesweepers.
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Adm
J. J. (Jocko) Clark
Calcutta
Nicobar Islands
Sumatra
Southeast Asia Command
Car Nicobar Island
Mkacowry Island
Malacca Strait
Singapore
Nicobars
Kra
Malaya
Asia
Adm. W. R. Patterson
Nigeria
Ameer
Emperor
Roebuck
Belgian ban on public gatherings announced by Defense Minister
Brussels Radio reports a Defense Minister decree prohibiting all demonstrations and any gathering of more than four people across Belgium. The notice follows a string of unrest as authorities seek to curb public assemblies.
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London
Brussels
Belgium
Eisenhower Montgomery to Decide On German General Staff Fate
General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery are set to decide soon how to handle the German general staff and hundreds of senior officers held as prisoners. With SHAEF to be dissolved at midnight, discussions covered breaking up the staff and exiling members to British colonies, though viewed as preliminary.
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Frankfurt
Eisenhower
Montgomery
Mobster Morris Margolis Slain in Chicago
A 35 year old gangland figure Morris Margolis was found shot to death in a car on Chicago's near northwest side. Identified by fingerprints he faced indictments for acting as a go between for liquor racketeers and Detroit mobster Peter Licavoli. The case remains in court. A separate item notes the Office of Defense Transportation asking agencies to reduce official travel.
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Chicago
Morris Margolis
Michigan
Margolis
Peter Licavoli
Detroit
450 Mile Fire Rains Japan In Pacific Bomber Raid
Guam July 13 US reports say gasoline fires lit a 450 mile stretch of Honshu and Shikoku as 500 to 550 B 29s dropped incendiaries on five war centers. Kenney warns of 24 hour strikes from 10 000 feet and ground to air measures as the campaign moves toward invasion. Domei claims 24 hour bombardment already real and targets shift to smaller production centers and railways.
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Guam
Honshu
Shikoku
Japan
George C. Kenney
Far
Central Pacific
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
13Th
20Th
Kenney
Domei
Draft rules ease for men 26 and over changing jobs
Washington July 13. Men 26 or over who do not meet Army physical standards may change jobs today without draft board permission. Selective Service relaxed rules at the Army request to exclude these men from indubt action as job-jumpers. Penalties for other groups remain.
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Washington
Army
Selective Service
Amarillo Weather Summary Tonight Through Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions persist for this afternoon tonight and Saturday with warmer daytime highs. The West Texas region sees widely scattered thunderstorms Panhandle South Plains Pecos Valley eastward this afternoon and early tonight. New Mexico reports partly cloudy day with isolated afternoon showers and highs near 75-80 in the mountains and 90-100 elsewhere. High 24 hours ending 6:30 A M 89, low 66, noon 85. FE A Regal Co Real Estate and Loans.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Berlin Decree Confiscates Nazi Property in Berlin
The Berlin city council decreed confiscation of Nazi and allied property in the German capital. The move targets Nazi party members and others who aided Nazism, with registration required immediately. Personal items are excluded. severe penalties for concealment are promised.
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London
U.P
Berlin
Germany
45th Division To Redeploy To Camp Bowie
The Eighth Service Command announced plans for the 45th Division to be sent to Camp Bowie for redeployment. Elements of the Texas Oklahoma division could arrive within 60 to 90 days, with the main body about 30 days later.
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Dallas
Eighth Service Command
Camp Bowie
Japanese prisoner views Hirohito death and postwar Japan
A captured Japanese officer in the Philippines argues Hirohito’s death would help Japan and criticizes the emperor’s descent from the sun. Other prisoners worry removal could cause chaos, some favoring a figurehead. War weariness grows as surrendering soldiers seek basic needs and a new, less fanatic Japan emerges.
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Luzon
Japan
Hirohito
Philippines
14Th Corps
Okinawa
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